Old Donald Trump tweet about Catherine could make UK state visit very awkward

By Natalie Cornish| 2 years ago

The Queen has invited President Trump to the U.K for a state visit later this year, but it might be a little awkward if the Palace has been following him on Twitter.

Trump is known for his outspoken tweeting on everything from #fakenews to alleged rigged voting, Russia and Julian Assange. But, his tweets about the Duchess of Cambridge from 2012 might just come back to haunt him.

When a paparazzo sold pictures of the Duchess sunbathing topless on a private holiday to a French magazine, the then Apprentice host had this to say:

More than 800,000 Brits have signed a petition calling for Trump's visit to the UK to be axed because it would "embarrass" the Queen.

Graham Guest who lodged the petition says he did so to stop the President from promoting his own interests.

"A state visit legitimises his presidency", Guest said. "And he will use the photo opportunities and being seen with the Queen to get re-elected.

"At the end of the day he is still the president and we've just got to live with that", he added. "But there's no reason why he should get all the pomp and publicity of a state visit."

Any petition that receives more than 100,000 signatures will be considered for debate in the House of Commons. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn have both called for the trip to be cancelled.

British Prime Minister, Theresa May visited Washington last week to meet with the President. Her meeting was hailed as a "success" by Downing Street, but she has since said that she "does not agree" with Trump's temporary ban on citizens of seven predominately Muslim countries from entering the United States.